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Microsoft Office apps are great right out of the box, but there are plenty of ways to hack and optimize them for even greater productivity. One way for serious enthusiasts to bend Office to their will is using macros - sets of instructions you can execute with one click. You might think that macros are only for Excel, but you'd be wrong.

You can take your OneNote experience up a notch with some of the best macros, and we're here to guide you through them.